CIMA CIMAPRO19-P03-1 Quiz 2 Topic 2 Questions 6-10

Question: 1

YY is a company which generates electricity from alternative energy sources It has just begun constructing a wind farm near a well-known beauty spot The protect has been controversial as campaigners say it will be noisy and unsightly.

The campaigners took legal action but lost the case Some of them have started a campaign of direct action against YY and are physically blocking roads leading to the site and attempting to intimidate YY's staff

YY has hired a security company to help it to protect its staff

Which of the following statements are view in relation to the ethics of this scenario''

Select ALL that apply.

AYY is within its rights to hire the security firm because it has duty of care to its employees

BThe security firm must take care not to use more force against the protestors than is absolutely necessary.

CYY no longer has any duty of care to the protestors since their actions are illegal because they lost their court case

DThe generation of electricity from clean renewable and sustainable sources is too important for the protestors' concerns to be considered

ESince the protestors have already lost their court case they would no longer be ethically justified in engaging in political lobbying to try to get the government to change the law in this area

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Question: 2

W plc is a large international supermarket chain. It has many thousands of suppliers and many thousands of others competing for "shelf space" in its supermarkets.

Which of the following would be appropriate provisions for W plc to include in its Ethical Code in relation to its suppliers?

AW plc shall not use its buying power unscrupulously.

BW plc shall endeavour to adhere to the terms of its contracts with its suppliers at all times.

CW plc shall keep confidential all information received from suppliers and potential suppliers.

DW plc shall continuously remind suppliers that it always has several alternative suppliers to choose from.

EW plc shall endeavour to take as high a percentage of each supplier's output as possible.

FW plc shall insist on an exclusivity agreement with each supplier so that identical products are not available from other outlets.

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Question: 3

Which of the following statements are true of residual risk?

AResidual risk has to be accepted.

BResidual risk is the risk that remains after risk mitigation has taken place.

CIf residual risk is too great then the company should not expose itself to the risk situation.

DResidual risk may be accepted if management feels the companycan bear the risk.

EResidual risk should never be accepted.

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Question: 4

A UK manufacturing company has simultaneously:

* purchased a put option to sell USD 1million at an exercise price of GBP1.00 = USD1.65

* sold a call option that grants the option holder the right to buy USD 1million at a price of GBP1.00 = USD1.61(this option has the same maturity date as the put).

Which of the following is a valid explanation for entering into these option positions?

AThe company expects to receive USD 1million from a customer and wishes to offset the cost of the put option by the premium on the call option.

BThe company expects to pay USD 1million to a supplier and wishes to offset the premium from the call option against the cost of the put option.

CThe company expects to receive USD 1million from a customer and wishes to obtain an additional benefit if the USD strengthens beyond GBP 1.00 = USD 1.61.

DThe company expects to pay USD 1million to a supplier and wishes to obtain additional protection against the USD strengthening beyond GBP 1.00 = USD 1.65.

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Question: 5

Company W produces mobile phone components and has recently tendered for a substantial contract. The results of the tendering process will not become available until three months from now. If the company is successful it will require 2,000 units of a commodity which is currently traded in an open commodity market for $740 per unit. However, there has been speculation that this commodity could increase substantially in price over the next three months and so the company is considering purchasing the commodity now and storing it for three months.

The funds to buy the commodity would be borrowed at an annual interest rate of 7% and the storage cost of the product would be $5.40 per unit per month. The storage costs would be paid at the end of the three month storage period.

Which of the following represents the gain or loss (to the nearest thousand dollars) that will accrue to Company W assuming that the price of the commodity rises to $800 in three months' time?

A$62,000 gain

B$95,000 gain

C$88,000 gain

D$16,000 loss

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CIMA CIMAPRO19-P03-1 Quiz:2 Topic:2 Questions:6-10